Orellia falcata (Scopoli, 1763)
(Goatsbeard Fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOrellia falcata (Goatsbeard Fly)
FamilyTEPHRITIDAE (gall-flies, greater fruit flies)
SuperfamilyTEPHRITOIDEA (lance and picture-wing flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Orellia falcata (Goatsbeard Fly) :
1: Orellia falcata (Goatsbeard Fly)
17 Jun 2016 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
2 females, visiting Hogweed (separate plants)
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - ovipositor exerted - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - fore-parts - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Orellia falcata (Goatsbeard Fly)
21 Jun 2015 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept off Hawksbit and Dropwort
Image 1: Male - anterior view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - front three-quarter view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background

Orellia falcata (Goatsbeard Fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Orellia falcata (Goatsbeard Fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Orellia falcata (Goatsbeard Fly)
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